Extending opening hours
- 800 stores open on Sunday
- 200 more than last year
- Customer visits +4%
Notes
We have extended opening hours in stores selectively across the chain - there are now 800 stores open on a Sunday, which is 200 more than this time last year. Opening hours increased substantially contributing 1% to sales growth in the half. The cost increase resulting from these extra hours is modest as we have redeployed existing people and the majority of store costs are fixed.
